About the Journal Club

Each time scientific articles related to data visualization and scientific graphics with a focus on biology, molecular biology and nanoscience will be discussed. If you are a researcher interested in discussing articles within these areas, you are welcome to participate. No prior registration is needed. Just show up!

May Journal Club

The topic of May Journal Club is visualization of macromolecules. Jesper L. Karlsen (Scentific Computing) from Centre for Structural Biology, Aarhus University, will give the talk “Visualizing Macromolecules - Ethics in Scientific Visualization, Morphing and other Science Fiction”. 

The first part of the talk will be about molecular morphing. How it can be done and why we do it. Visualizing an invisible world is a bumpy road, where one needs to do certain approximation and compromises. This leaves the scientist with a significant amount of artistic freedom, where the risk of misinterpretation of the visual data is imminent by the audience. The second part of the talk will consider whether we can eliminate these pitfalls or at least reduce them? How does scientists best communicate visual data?

IMPORTANT!!! Please bring an iPAD or iPhone for demonstrations.

The Journal Club is a joined lunch meeting, so please bring your own lunch. Coffee and tea will be served.